Hey all from Tucson. The weather is beautiful here. I get to enjoy it for the next 9 days then back to IN and work. Ugh…

Delurking to wish Jane a happy birthday. You share a bd with my retired LT.

Davod, I didn’t see a response to your question on which movie the photo of The Duke swatting Maureen O’Hara was from. I’m 99.9% certain that is from McClintock. You all behave.

JiB, I hope you get paroled soon. :) We are off to Cancun tomorrow for my middle daughters wedding. I sure hope the forecast is accurate. I’m tired of the cold and biting winds around here.

Matt, So sorry for your loss.

An AR15 is not a powerful weapon. KR did nothing wrong. Who gets to decide whether or not it was ok for him to be in Kenosha? Who decides if the rioters are allowed? DCSCA is either trolling or being purposefully obtuse.

MM, I’ve been very busy with work, finally purchasing a new building for our FOP, and Merit Board stuff for the Sheriff’s Dept. Plus I’ve not had much worth saying or hearing.

Jane, Agree.. kid should’ve never been charged. I’ve just been catching bits and pieces.

The “malarkey” bar for criminal trials was set by the OJ fiasco.

Nice pic, Jack. All cloud and rain around here again today.

Matt, So sad to read that terrible news. Condolences…

So sorry to hear about MT. MM, Behave yourself and get better.

CCGirl, I don’t have bourbon, but I do have options that are very similar. I’ll give it a try.

MM, The empty warehouse you drove by yesterday is probably an EPA superfund site that no one wants to deal with. Anyone else experiencing new headaches after getting their vax (Pfizer for me)? Probably coincidence, but I’m on my 6th fantastic head buster in the last 3 weeks.

Jane, I’m good, thanks. Just plodding along training my new chief. Less than 2 years and I’m walking away. Barnes is wrong. Nothing at all complex about the evidence in the trial.

Ccgirl, Next time the dolt wanders in chuck a ball peen hammer his direction.

MT, Proper handcuffing is only easy if the person is compliant, reasonably flexible, and not large. The handcuffing part of an interaction is generally where things go to shit if they hadn’t already. Getting one cuff on is the easy part. The second cuff... not so much. A determined person can keep a dog pile of cops from getting the cuffs on. Arrests involving uncooperative people are just messy all the way around.

Hey all. TC, You got it. I will exclude tattoos from consideration. I’m definitely willing to risk a 5 Guys gift card or a partial Menards rebate card. :) Jane, I’m not really keeping close tabs since I never saw a need or cause for a trial in the first place. It seems to be circus for the rabble. The bread, $27 million worth, has already been handed out. I’ll be back later.

I have to boo TC’s 1048. My youngest is attending SCSU. Pffftttt......

Am I the only one here picking up on the fact that rse’s hubby is half Mayonnaise? :)

Violet’s procedure went well. She has a long road ahead, but I’m positive she’ll do well. She’s a tough kid and has fantastic attitude.

So Cruz should have gone to Texas and used resources that others needed? Makes perfect sense to me.

RIP Rush Thank you all. This is a special place, indeed. I’ll give a post-op update when I can. Thoughts for little Stella.

Evening all, Here’s a Violet update. She’s had 8 months of ups and downs. It seems the infection did more damage than originally thought. She wasn’t getting new bone growth. The decision to amputate below the knee was made a couple of weeks ago. She’s having surgery tomorrow around noon. She’ll then have the difficult rehab road ahead. She’s a tough kid and is taking everything in stride. Thoughts and prayers would be appreciated. Thank you all.

Buckeye, Thanks for pointing that out to Jane. I was going to suggest that or tell her to stop her Tesla type experiments. Back to driving around in lake effect snow. I did see a coyote out on the shelf ice on the lake this morning. Interesting... Laters